An NHS investigation is underway into allegations that health records of nine-year-old Minnie Merriman were accessed without authorization. Minnie Merriman, a schoolgirl from Scotland, dies after being found seriously injured near Elliot Industrial Estate in Arbroath and later dying at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. According to reports, NHS Tayside staff are accused of snooping on her records without an appropriate clinical need or permission. The allegations concern a member of staff who is said to have accessed her health information while she was under NHS care. The case has drawn attention because the accessing of medical records without consent or justification is a breach of patient confidentiality. The investigation focuses on whether the access was improper and what the circumstances were around when and how her records were viewed. No details are provided in the summaries on outcomes or potential disciplinary or legal steps, but the reports indicate the NHS is examining the conduct of staff and the handling of the patient’s records.